Heavy fighting in Sudan’s capital as food aid needs grow

KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Heavy air strikes pounded southern areas of Sudan’s capital on Thursday as clashes flared near a military camp, witnesses said, in fighting that has displaced nearly 1 million people and left residents of Khartoum struggling to survive. Air strikes by the army targeting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were heard across several…

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U.S. Supreme Court rules against Amgen bid to revive cholesterol drug patents

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Amgen Inc in its bid to revive patents on its cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha in a legal clash with French rival Sanofi SA. The 9-0 ruling upheld a lower court’s decision that had invalidated Amgen’s patents on the grounds that the Thousand Oaks,…

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US weekly jobless claims fall; labor market defying recession fears

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, with applications in Massachusetts decreasing sharply, suggesting the labor market remains tight. The steep decline in weekly jobless claims reported by the Labor Department on Thursday reversed the surge in the prior week,…

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Near Ukraine’s southern frontline, medics brave rockets to treat soldiers

By Max Hunder ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – As the doctor prepared to administer an injection, the loud thud of an artillery shell in the distance broke the silence in the operating room. The staff at this emergency medical treatment point for soldiers near the Zaporizhzhia frontline in Ukraine’s south, aren’t fazed by the danger….

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U.S. Supreme Court tosses case challenging internet legal shield

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday sidestepped a challenge to federal protections for internet and social media companies that free them of liability for content posted by users in a case involving a lawsuit against Google LLC involving the practices of video-sharing platform YouTube. The justices, in a brief and…

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Russian-annexed Crimea’s return to Ukraine will ‘happen for certain’: Zelenskiy

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy set up a reintegration council on Thursday to advise on the restoration of Ukrainian rule over Crimea, saying liberation of the peninsula, seized by Russia in 2014, will “happen for certain”. He was speaking at a gathering in Kyiv to mark the anniversary of the mass Soviet-era deportation…

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Paparazzi chase over Harry and Meghan polarizes public

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – To supporters, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan being chased through the streets of New York by press photographers brought back memories of the death of his mother Princess Diana and epitomised the media harassment and intrusion they endure. For detractors, it was another show of the couple’s over-the-top,…

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